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Len Wilkinson

Leonard Litton Wilkinson

Born: 5 November 1916, Northwich, Cheshire
Died: 3 September 2002, Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire
Major Teams: Lancashire, England.
Known As: Len Wilkinson
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Leg Break


Test Debut: England v South Africa at Johannesburg, 1st Test, 1938/39
Last Test:
England v South Africa at Johannesburg, 4th Test, 1938/39

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    3    2   1     3    2    3.00   0   0    0   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               573    9   271    7  38.71  2-12    0   0  81.8  2.83

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1937 - 1947)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   77   69  27   321   48    7.64   0   0   53   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             14456  7121  282  25.25  8-53   17   3  51.2  2.95

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Len Wilkinson's 1938 season led Jim Swanton to say of him "for one brief year Wilkinson looked like a leg-spinner out of the top drawer". That year he took 151 wickets at an average of 23.38, and looked like the best leg-spinner in England - he was just 21. He toured South Africa the following winter, and topped the first-class averages, as well as playing in three Tests with some success.

Wilkinson was never to recapture the form that led him to these heights. Although he did record his best bowling figures of 8/53 against Hampshire in 1939, he was unable to re-gain a place in the Test team. He returned to the Lancashire side after the long break for the War, but failed to keep his place and retired in 1947. He was a poor bat, his total of first-class runs (321) only just outpacing his wickets (282). (David Liverman, Copyright CricInfo 2001)

* Last Updated: Tuesday, 05-Nov-2002 17:35:42 GMT


 
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